3rd String Nose Tackle McLendon Gets the Job Done !

**UKSTEELER** · 10-24-2011, 12:31 PM

I can't see how Hampton can gain back his spot!

Hoke and now McLendon have outplayed him in relief.

Casey's last season surely?

Great job Stevie Mac

**Rampage** · 10-24-2011, 12:45 PM

Originally Posted by K Train

may of you said hood was too small to play nose, 6-4 280 mclendon looks much more like a DE than a NT, but like ive said before the steelers dont need that giant NT like they have had..the talent level on the dline and LBs allows us to use our NT as a pentrating DT much like the cowboys use jay ratliff, who is also undersized and much better suited for DE.

id like to see hood get more work inside though, this could be a mean rotation on the dline. i really wish we would have kept gibson and woods, both were "too raw" at the time but wed have nothing but freaks for a front 7 rotation if they were around

This is something I've been waiting for, as well. Hood seems to get a good push on the pocket. If Heyward can play the run (and it looks like he can) and McClendon can rotate between NT and DE, that could be a dangerous rotational line. I'd love seeing it.

**steelchamp204** · 10-24-2011, 08:18 PM

Dude is a big boy, and can move that will equal success. Now it all depoends if he could do it week in and week out for seasons upon seasons. Let alone start the game

**Katmandu** · 10-25-2011, 10:08 AM

Originally Posted by Rampage

This is something I've been waiting for, as well. Hood seems to get a good push on the pocket. If Heyward can play the run (and it looks like he can) and McClendon can rotate between NT and DE, that could be a dangerous rotational line. I'd love seeing it.

Man! That would be awesome if Tomlin will do this !